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mustard gas

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈmustard gas noun [uncountable]  PMWa poisonous gas that burns the skin, first used during the First World War 芥子气〔一种毒气,第一次世界大战时首次使用〕
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mustard gasIt was called mustard gas and was used at Ypres in 1917, when it caused many thousands of casualties.The leaves of cabbages, mustard and some other brassicas contain toxic mustard oil, similar to the deadly mustard gas.Four kids to rear and a husband coughing away his lungs from mustard gas.The world greeted the news as if President Tucker had reintroduced mustard gas.Gene mutations occur spontaneously and can be induced by mutagenic agents such has high temperature, mustard gas, and radiation.
ˈmustard gas nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a the first that burns poisonous used skin, during gas


mustard gas
ˈmustard gas noun [uncountable]
a poisonous gas that burns the skin, first used during the First World War


mustard gasBrE /ˈmʌstəd ɡæs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌstərd ɡæs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a poisonous gas that burns the skin, used in chemical weapons, for example during the First World War 芥子气(损害皮肤,用于化学武器)